Live Cricket Score: Haryana vs England, third warm-up match at Ahmedabad – day one

A depleted England side will aim for some quality preparation, when they take on Haryana in their third and final tour game ahead of the Test series against India, starting November 15.

England batsmen will look to tie up all the loose ends as far as playing spin bowling is concerned when they meet Haryana in their third and final warm-up match ahead of the upcoming four-Test series against India on Thursday.

England go into the match having drawn the first two matches, against India ‘A’ and Mumbai ‘A’.

The visitors were, however, deprived of opportunities to test themselves against quality spin bowling as the hosts did not include any top-grade tweakers in the playing XI.

Two days ahead of the match, the pitch had a fairly thick cover of grass over it, something the visiting side is not expected to see when the first Test starts here on November 15.